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Interesting article, and sad, especially this:

Ty Halley, an in-home healthcare provider who grew up in Athens, voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. “I voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 election, and I’d probably vote for him again,” Halley, 35, said. “I think the Democrats could help their applause point better by doing something about the things they say they support—raising [the] minimum wage, improving the environment, canceling student debt …

“I like the social issues,” Halley added. “I’m pro-gay marriage, support raising the minimum wage, and think transgender kids need more protection. I’m pro-choice when it comes to abortion and believe labor unions are important.”

I cannot imagine all those values are shared by the majority of people there. Maybe because they still only have three tv channels? Either way, it's mal-informed voters.

The good news is that, as a percentage of the vote, Trump's 2020 vote was up 2% over 2016 -- bad news is he still lost by 15 points.